The ongoing work of infrastructure in Mexico is one of the most ambitious and promising projects nowadays, and it is expected to double and even triple the numbers of tourists visiting the home of Chichén Itzá, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
During a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) official visit to Mexico, the secretary-general, Zurab Pololikashvili, stated that the US $8-billion investment in the Maya Train railroad would “facilitate the arrival of tourism to the southeast of Mexico and that it will double or triple the flow of national and foreign visitors in the short term”.
Pololikashvili also added that “It’s a great project because it will connect the most important tourist destinations in the Yucatán Peninsula. I believe that the government has taken a big step with this project, which is viable”.
The Mayan Train is a 913-mile rail line designed to connect tourist hot spots from Chiapas state to the Yucatan Peninsula along the Caribbean coast, including the popular Maya ruins of Chichén Itzá, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.